Thing is: I got this pc for pretty cheap (17€ or ~$20). It's in great condition and I just did a fresh install of WinXP and all of them drivers (which i recovered from within the HDD before formatting it, and then upgraded them with the newest ones available here).

I actually don't need internet connection in this PC... In fact it was sold to me as it had no WLAN card

(but it actually does have one, since it shows in system tray and it actually finds some SSIDs within range, including mine at home which is WPA2... It tries to establish a connection after typing down the password, but it won't connect. But as an extra, it would be neat to make it work).

I've been lurking the forums but all the info I got is old and the links to the solutions are down everytime (even on Lenovo official forums). Also, Intel ProSET wont add my wlan to the avaliable interfaces.

It can't be the wireless card that is loose for sure, but I did hear about the Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B card being a very unstable and a bad card in general. That may be the reason why the card keeps disconnecting and reconnecting to your network. Before I make any sort of assumption, did you get the latest drivers from Intel's website?

It can't be the wireless card that is loose for sure, but I did hear about the Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B card being a very unstable and a bad card in general. That may be the reason why the card keeps disconnecting and reconnecting to your network. Before I make any sort of assumption, did you get the latest drivers from Intel's website?

Nope. Actually I got the drivers from here, in the drivers section (from 2006, actually).

I'm gonna check them out right now

Edit: There are no newer drivers afaik (after a brief search on the internet) AND Intel no longer hosts drivers for this WLAN card. They're either here or in Lenovo Support Center thingy (they're the same as mine, from 2006)

Edit: There are no newer drivers afaik (after a brief search on the internet) AND Intel no longer hosts drivers for this WLAN card. They're either here or in Lenovo Support Center thingy (they're the same as mine, from 2006)

Darn, at this point I think you should opt for a new wireless adapter. I suggest getting an 802.11abgn wireless adapter, or a 802.11bgn wireless adapter. You can take up jaspen-meyer's offer if you don't mind slower speeds with the 2200BG, or go with RealBlackStuff's suggestion of getting a WN861N. My suggestion will be an Atheros AR9220, that is an 802.11abgn wireless adapter that I have personally used.

The Intel 2100 is only an 'B' card. If you PM me your address I can send you a better card, either an Intel 2200BG or something similar. You may need to flash bios to use it though.

Sure do. Yet I don't need internet connection in that laptop, it was already way too cheap and it deserves better. I'm also looking for 1-2GB DDR sticks and maybe a cheap SSD. I'll make this machine work as it sure did on it's good old days.

Edit: There are no newer drivers afaik (after a brief search on the internet) AND Intel no longer hosts drivers for this WLAN card. They're either here or in Lenovo Support Center thingy (they're the same as mine, from 2006)

Darn, at this point I think you should opt for a new wireless adapter. I suggest getting an 802.11abgn wireless adapter, or a 802.11bgn wireless adapter. You can take up jaspen-meyer's offer if you don't mind slower speeds with the 2200BG, or go with RealBlackStuff's suggestion of getting a WN861N. My suggestion will be an Atheros AR9220, that is an 802.11abgn wireless adapter that I have personally used.

Yea, Atheros might be the best option, since it doesn't give that many problems when installing leenex (which i will do on this T41 sooner than later). Broadcom cards are a pain in the butt, tho

I've never had success connecting my T40 or T41 to WPA2 with the integrated 2100 card. I don't think the 2100 cards are compatible at all with WPA2.

I've been using Netgear USB N600 on these machines instead.

I've read conflicting reviews regarding 2100B and WPA2. Can't remember the last time I actually used the card in question, though.

With that being said, there's a number of mini-PCI cards that can be swapped in - TP Link 861N being my preferred one - and it only takes a couple of minutes with "no-1802" hack to get them working on these old systems...

...Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules...(King Crimson)

I've never had success connecting my T40 or T41 to WPA2 with the integrated 2100 card. I don't think the 2100 cards are compatible at all with WPA2.

I've been using Netgear USB N600 on these machines instead.

I've read conflicting reviews regarding 2100B and WPA2. Can't remember the last time I actually used the card in question, though.

With that being said, there's a number of mini-PCI cards that can be swapped in - TP Link 861N being my preferred one - and it only takes a couple of minutes with "no-1802" hack to get them working on these old systems...

Do you know where can I find this "compatibles" list?

But yea, the laptop still connects to my network. The downside is that it loses connection every few minutes and downloading stuff may be (and in fact is) a problem.

I remember I had b only card in my T42p and i couldn't enable WPA2 on the router, had to leave network at WPA only. Then I upgraded the card to Intel 2200bg (n was only becoming mainstream at the time) and always had stable wifi with my then WRT54GL.

As long as you apply the NO-1802 hack, you can install any wifi-card that fits in that slot.
As mentioned before, your best (and fastest) bet is the TP Link 861N. Up to 300Mbps
Cheaper/decent ones with WPA2 include the above Intel 2200BG. Up only to 54Mbps.

As long as you apply the NO-1802 hack, you can install any wifi-card that fits in that slot.
As mentioned before, your best (and fastest) bet is the TP Link 861N. Up to 300Mbps
Cheaper/decent ones with WPA2 include the above Intel 2200BG. Up only to 54Mbps.

I've used the Intel 2200BG before, the only issue is that it won't connect to my iPhone's WPA2 hotspot.

It's been an issue for years and I have no idea why. I have a feeling that the 2200BG is simply too old for the iPhone's hotspot (which doesn't make sense since the 2200BG mysteriously connects to the WPA2 router in my home without an issue.)

As long as you apply the NO-1802 hack, you can install any wifi-card that fits in that slot.
As mentioned before, your best (and fastest) bet is the TP Link 861N. Up to 300Mbps
Cheaper/decent ones with WPA2 include the above Intel 2200BG. Up only to 54Mbps.